Hanlon leads PSU Mens Basketball past UMaine Farmington

Jan 07, 2007

PLYMOUTH, N.H. - Sophomore Sean
Hanlon (Hampstead, N.H./Central Catholic) recorded career
highs with 22 points and eight rebounds Sunday afternoon to lead
the Plymouth State University men's basketball team to an 87-64
victory over the University of Maine Farmington in a non-conference
men's basketball game at Foley Gymnasium.

Hanlon, a reserve center whose previous high was seven points,
made 6-of-10 field goal attempts and converted 10-of-15 free throw
tries. He also collected seven of his eight boards on the offensive
end of the court, doing all of his work in 22 minutes.

PSU took the lead three minutes into the contest and never
looked back. It was a double-digit Panther lead (16-5) just six
minutes in, and the home team went up by 20 points (37-17) with
seven minutes left in the first half. UMF got as close as 10 points
before the teams went to the locker room with PSU leading 53-38.

The Panthers got the margin back up to 20 points early in the
second half and UMF didn't threaten the rest of the way. All 12 PSU
players in uniform played at least nine minutes, with 11 of the 12
getting into the scoring column.

Hanlon was one of four Panthers to score in double figures.
Senior Devin Ruocco (Dover, N.H.) made three
three-pointers and finished with 14 points, while freshmen
Mike Chergey (Bow, N.H.) and Jason
O'Keefe (Everett, Mass.) tossed in 10 points apiece.

UMF shot 51.1 percent for the game while PSU converted at a 43.5
percent clip, but the Panthers had a decisive 42-24 advantage on
the boards. The home team was 24-of-31 from the free throw line
while UMF was just 6-of-10.